COVID‐19 and Older Adults: What We Know

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), a novel virus that causes COVID‐19 infection, has recently emerged and caused a deadly pandemic. Studies have shown that this virus causes worse outcomes and a higher mortality rate in older adults and those with comorbidities such as hyp...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020-05, Vol.68 (5), p.926-929
Main Authors:	Shahid, Zainab, Kalayanamitra, Ricci, McClafferty, Brendan, Kepko, Douglas, Ramgobin, Devyani, Patel, Ravi, Aggarwal, Chander Shekher, Vunnam, Ramarao, Sahu, Nitasa, Bhatt, Dhirisha, Jones, Kirk, Golamari, Reshma, Jain, Rohit
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Adults Aged Angiotensin II Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Betacoronavirus Cardiovascular diseases Chronic respiratory diseases coronavirus Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - mortality Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology Coronavirus Infections - therapy Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID‐19‐Related Content Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Disease Drugs Humans Hypertension Infections Kidney diseases Mortality Mortality rates Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic older adults Older people Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - mortality Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology Pneumonia, Viral - therapy Respiratory diseases Review Risk Factors SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Treatment methods Viruses
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